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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giuseppe Richard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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278 lbs
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283 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Hill!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill clinches up with Richard and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill wants to stall.
Hill manages to pull guard.
Hill is looking for a triangle but Richard pushes his legs off easily.
Richard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard gets to his feet. Hill looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jamie Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries for a takedown but Richard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
Hill throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richard's elbow.
Hill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richard prevents it.
Richard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
Richard is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Hill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richard is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill preventing the sweep.
Richard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hill trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richard sprawls well. Richard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Giuseppe Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Richard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richard.
Hill is looking to stand back up but Richard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hill.
Hill has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Richard escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Richard!
Hill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Richard gets to mount! Hill was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hill looks a forlorn figure.
Richard controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richard cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hill wants to control but Richard is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Richard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hill forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Hill is looking for a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Richard jumps guard and drags Hill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill wants to control from the top but Richard keeps moving.
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Richard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richard content to stall in guard here.
Richard works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Richard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.
Richard working some strikes from top position.
Richard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Richard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill working for submissions but it's allowed Richard to get to half guard.
Richard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hill gets full guard.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richard is controlling him.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Richard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richard has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Richard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Richard moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Richard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Richard lands a body punch.
Hill misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Richard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Hill has his takedown stuffed
and Richard moves into the clinch.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richard has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Richard has him pressed against the cage.
Giuseppe Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Hill.
Richard lands a nice uppercut.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Richard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill tries for a takedown but Richard manages to get underhooks.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richard tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Richard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richard just leaning against Hill, taking a breather.
Hill tries to work over Richard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hill blocks a body shot from Richard.
Richard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard moves into the clinch successfully.
Richard gets underhooks to prevent Hill's takedown attempt.
Richard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hill tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Giuseppe Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good control from Richard.
Hill takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hill can't escape the position.
Hill covers up after that shot from Richard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard scores with punches from the back.
Richard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hill trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying to stick to Hill's back but Hill is turning into Richard. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richard's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hill.
Hill won't allow Richard to get back to his feet.
Hill wants to control from the top but Richard keeps moving.
Richard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill won't allow Richard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richard is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hill presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Richard jumps guard but Hill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill tries to circle away but Richard has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Jamie Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giuseppe Richard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard stops a takedown attempt from Hill.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Richard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Richard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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